Will the Samsung Galaxy s26 series be awesome or same old?

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Samsungisthebeast
Samsungisthebeast
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• 3mo ago

Will the samsung galaxy s26 series be something to be consider or will it be same old?

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love1plus1specs
love1plus1specs
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• 2mo ago

Samsung don't do much to their brand anymore... Same 5 amphour battery .. same 12 gig of ram... 5 perhaps 6 years already.... disappointment galore... I needed to upgrade my mother board fried s23 ultra... Nubia redmagic 11 pro received December 9th... 50% bigger battery.... Twice the ram, 50% cheaper...wired and wireless Fast charging cooling .. so it ain't water proof ... But 3 months earlier than Samsung year after year disappointments ...

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jsdechavez
jsdechavez
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• 2mo ago

Same same

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hafizaameen
hafizaameen
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• 2mo ago

I think the Galaxy S26 could really be awesome, better AI, cameras, and performance are exciting. Still curious if it’ll feel like a big leap over the S25, but it’s shaping up well!

Want a few more versions to choose from?

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JewelyaZ
JewelyaZ
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• 2mo ago

I don't care about AI. I care about cameras, battery life, charging speed, and S-pen functionality. I will likely change up my S23 Ultra for an S24 Ultra this year. The S26U has just not looked compelling, and the "colors" are boring as a Rav4.

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corvette72778
corvette72778
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• 2mo ago

1TB max storage and 5,000 mAh battery for the 7TH YEAR IN A ROW!!!!!!!!

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Jeremysdad
Jeremysdad
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• 1w ago
↵corvette72778 said:

1TB max storage and 5,000 mAh battery for the 7TH YEAR IN A ROW!!!!!!!!

Not defending their engineering and design decisions, but I'm typing this from my S25U, and currently sit at 5h21m SOT + an addt'l 5hrs of standby, with 75% battery charge remaining, down from 100%. Not sure how much more battery you actually need. More would be nice, yes, but they've done very well optimizing the hardware and software to be nice to the battery.


Just an anecdotal experience. YMMV. Warranty void if this message is read backwards and upside down. ; ) haha

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Jeremysdad
Jeremysdad
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• 1w agoedited

Following up from yesterday's post, by the time I plugged my phone in before bed, I had used it down to 24% (from 100%) with:: SOT 13hrs25min Standby 15hrs54min. Total of 29hrs off the charger.


S25U. Stock original battery (5k maH). Absolutely no top-off during that timespan, whether wall nor car nor powerbank.


A bigger battery would be nice, but I personally don't find it to be a deal breaker. I probably could have gone another 1.5-2hrs and been okay at 15% remaining or so. I do power management settings, but I don't restrict my phone usage, I just use it until it's somewhere in the 15-20% range and charge it, starting the cycle over again. Nothing special in my routine (no 3rd party battery apps or any such trickery). Cheers, friends!

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